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In this week’s Learning Resources, there is a video with historical footage of immigrants arriving at Ellis
Island in New York Harbor. If you have not viewed this video, stop and do so now—or watch it again, this
time with the perspective of what it would feel like to be in that scene. You may have relatives that
arrived through Ellis Island or a similar entry point in other parts of the country. Imagine being in that
moment, having endured great hardship, and then facing a test that checks your intelligence—and for no
small reason. It will determine whether you can enter the United States.
Based on what you are learning about culture, is it likely that test would be fair in assessing the
knowledge of those who speak languages other than English and have wildly different sets of
experiences? Additionally, different cultures have different definitions of intelligence. Some cultures
integrate movement and emotions into the concept of intelligence. Other cultures value analytical
thinking. Still others highlight nonverbal communication. Sadly, many Ellis Island immigrants were
labeled “feeble-minded” by extremely biased intelligence tests and, after all those hardships, were
refused entry into America.
You will return to the issue of bias by examining how intelligence tests can favor some cultures over
others. Through the Learning Resources, you will experience two unique intelligence tests and imagine
how you might do if each test had major stakes for you—such as whether you could vote, be accepted
by a college, or be allowed to enter a country. Intelligence tests have been used for those and other
purposes—and sometimes with the express purpose of excluding some groups over others.
For this Assignment, you will examine how culture influences the perspective from which various people
view the concept of “intelligence.” As you take the Chitling Test and Original Australian Test, you may find
yourself wondering what some questions have to do with intelligence. Just remember, many tests
throughout history have been based on the idea that there are things that “everyone” should know. When
you take the Free IQ Test, you may find that the questions are more familiar, but is that just because of
your cultural background?
INTELLIGENCE
Review the Learning Resources for this week, with particular attention to Chapter 5 in the course text
and the media program on Ellis Island immigration.
Access and complete the Free IQ Test found in the Learning Resources for this week. Note: This test
is to be completed online. Make sure to save your results.
Access and complete “The Original Australian Test of Intelligence” and “The Chitling Intelligence
Test,” in the Learning Resources. Note: The tests cannot be filled in online. Use paper and pencil to
record your answers, and then click the scoring sheet link to check your results.
Consider how well you did on each test. What kind of knowledge was needed to do well, and how
“common” is that knowledge? Consider questions in all three tests that stand out to you as examples
of cultural bias.
Based on your experience, consider what conclusions you can draw about the meaning of
“intelligence” and “common knowledge” across cultures and the potential for constructing an
intelligence test without cultural bias.
Consider the various views of intelligence discussed in your Learning Resources and consider how
they are similar or different from your own views.
Keep in mind the goal of supporting your viewpoints with clear reasoning and evidence as noted in
the Walden Writing Center resources. Consider how you can incorporate the use of evidence in your
writing to further develop your scholarly writing skills.
Review the Writing Center resources to understand APA style and the overall expectations of
scholarly writing at Walden. Use the “Undergraduate Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for
this Assignment.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
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ASSIGNMENT:
PSYC_2001_Week2_Assignment_Rubric
Write a 2-page paper that addresses the following components. Be sure to include references to
Learning Resources, including media.
Explain how immigrants at Ellis Island must have felt when presented with questions that may not
have made any sense to them. (Note: After taking the Chitling and Australian tests, you may be able
to relate.) Discuss whether or not you have ever felt that standardized tests did not accurately assess
your abilities. Why or why not?
Though many common standardized tests, including IQ tests, are considered to be dependable and
valid, is it possible that they are biased simply because they were made with one cultural view of
intelligence in mind? Further explain your thoughts on the issue of bias in intelligence testing based
on your readings and activities this week.
Compare your own view of intelligence with the various perspectives studied this week. What
cultures have perspectives similar to yours?
Do you believe that intelligence can be measured in a way that is fair to everyone? Describe how you
would assess abilities and potential fairly.
Support the responses within your assignment with credited evidence from the assigned learning
resources (including sentence-level citations). Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you
used in the assignment.
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Criteria Ratings Pts
10 pts
15 pts
Explain how
immigrants at
Ellis Island
must have felt
when
presented
with
questions that
may not have
made any
sense to
them.
Discuss
whether or
not you have
ever felt that
standardized
tests did not
accurately
assess your
abilities. Why
or why not?
(10 points)
10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
Is it possible
that
intelligence
tests are
biased simply
because they
were made
with one
cultural view
of intelligence
in mind?
Further
explain your
thoughts on
the issue of
bias in
intelligence
testing. (15
points)
15 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
12 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
11 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
9 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
Criteria Ratings Pts
20 pts
20 pts
15 pts
Compare
your own
view of
intelligence
with the
various
perspectives
studied this
week. What
cultures have
perspectives
similar to
yours? (20
points)
20 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
17 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
15 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
13 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
Do you
believe that
intelligence
can be
measured in
a way that is
fair to
everyone?
Describe how
you would
assess
abilities and
potential
fairly. (20
points)
20 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
17 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
15 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
13 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.
Quality of
Writing (15
points)
15 pts
A
Writing is clear
and organized
with few or no
errors in
12 pts
B
Writing is
mostly clear
and organized
with few MUGS
11 pts
C
Writing is
somewhat
clear and
organized with
9 pts
D
Writing is
mostly unclear
and
disorganized
0 pts
F
Writing is
unclear
and/or
disorganized
Total Points: 80
Criteria Ratings Pts
mechanics,
usage,
grammar, or
spelling
(MUGS). There
is a
preponderance
of original
writing (i.e., use
of own words
and proper
paraphrasing).
Information from
the Learning
Resources is
fully provided
and correctly
documented
with citation(s)
and reference(s)
in correct APA
style.
errors. Writing
is original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
mostly
provided and
correctly
documented
with citation(s)
and
reference(s) in
correct APA
style.
some MUGS
errors. Most
writing is
mostly original
(i.e., use of
own words and
proper
paraphrasing)
but may rely on
the use of
some direct
quotations.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
provided
and/or
incorrectly
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or
citations(s) and
reference(s) do
not follow
correct APA
style.
and/or
contains many
MUGS errors.
There is an
overuse of
direct
quotations
and/or
ineffective
paraphrasing.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
significantly
lacking and/or
is incorrectly
documented
and/or
citation(s) and
reference(s)
do not follow
correct APA
style.
and/or
contains
many MUGS
errors. There
is an
underuse of
original
writing and
an overuse of
directly
quoted
content.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
not cited or
referenced in
any way.
